Ann Elise McLaughlin she/her 🏳️🌈🇺🇲
@annelisemcl1.bsky.social
genX, Independent progressive registered Dem just to vote, mom, feminist, bisexual, activist, reader, researcher, partner, truth-seeker, lifelong learner, advocate, crafter, open primaries & ranked choice voting advocate
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I haven't fallen asleep before 1am. since January 20th.
I have this anxious, distracted, angry/ crying, manic, trapped, feeling that I vividly recall having in the past during:
9/11
Occupy
The Women's March
Airport Muslim Ban Protests
Family Separation Civil disobedience
Black Lives Matter
I have this anxious, distracted, angry/ crying, manic, trapped, feeling that I vividly recall having in the past during:
9/11
Occupy
The Women's March
Airport Muslim Ban Protests
Family Separation Civil disobedience
Black Lives Matter
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Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Dick Durbin (IL)
John Fetterman (PA)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Angus King (ME)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
“None are up for re-election in 2026”
Total failure of leadership from Chuck Schumer who needs to resign.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Dick Durbin (IL)
John Fetterman (PA)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Angus King (ME)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
“None are up for re-election in 2026”
Total failure of leadership from Chuck Schumer who needs to resign.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Dick Durbin (IL)
John Fetterman (PA)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Angus King (ME)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
“None are up for re-election in 2026”
Total failure of leadership from Chuck Schumer who needs to resign.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Dick Durbin (IL)
John Fetterman (PA)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Angus King (ME)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
“None are up for re-election in 2026”
Total failure of leadership from Chuck Schumer who needs to resign.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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How I wish that I had never supported John Fetterman. 😡
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
How I wish that I had never supported John Fetterman. 😡
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Our fellow sell outs…
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our fellow sell outs…
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, N
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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Fck John Fetterman…. I mean good morning, fck John Fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Fck John Fetterman…. I mean good morning, fck John Fetterman
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Democrats are fighting for what’s right.
Our so-called leaders aren’t.
Our so-called leaders aren’t.
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Democrats are fighting for what’s right.
Our so-called leaders aren’t.
Our so-called leaders aren’t.
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I’m not surprised that they caved, but I am surprised that they waited until after gaining electoral momentum to do it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I’m not surprised that they caved, but I am surprised that they waited until after gaining electoral momentum to do it.
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The weathiest country in the world doesn't mean a thing if it won’t feed its own people.
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The weathiest country in the world doesn't mean a thing if it won’t feed its own people.
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Unionize your workplace and join the DSA. I'm so serious.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Unionize your workplace and join the DSA. I'm so serious.
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Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
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The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
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The president of the United States is on his way to an NFL game after a weekend spent partying at his country club and fighting to starve poor Americans.
And Senate Democrats want to surrender to him?!
Fuck that and fuck them.
And Senate Democrats want to surrender to him?!
Fuck that and fuck them.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The president of the United States is on his way to an NFL game after a weekend spent partying at his country club and fighting to starve poor Americans.
And Senate Democrats want to surrender to him?!
Fuck that and fuck them.
And Senate Democrats want to surrender to him?!
Fuck that and fuck them.
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Democrats would do well to remember that trusting a party defined by deceit and bad faith isn’t just naïve, it’s dangerous to democracy itself.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Democrats would do well to remember that trusting a party defined by deceit and bad faith isn’t just naïve, it’s dangerous to democracy itself.
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Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
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The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
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“[Kim A.] Snyder’s film is urgent and captivating in its humanization of the librarians who find themselves at the center of the book bans that have dominated local and national headlines for several years now.” - @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“[Kim A.] Snyder’s film is urgent and captivating in its humanization of the librarians who find themselves at the center of the book bans that have dominated local and national headlines for several years now.” - @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
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We are being led by absolute cowards
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We are being led by absolute cowards
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Kinda funny the Dems did the shutdown largely as a show for the base and now people are madder than before lol
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Kinda funny the Dems did the shutdown largely as a show for the base and now people are madder than before lol
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Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
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We have the money, knowledge and ability to provide food, shelter, daycare, education and healthcare to every US citizen.
If we get ever get back in control, the Dems better head that way, hard. Hard.
If we get ever get back in control, the Dems better head that way, hard. Hard.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We have the money, knowledge and ability to provide food, shelter, daycare, education and healthcare to every US citizen.
If we get ever get back in control, the Dems better head that way, hard. Hard.
If we get ever get back in control, the Dems better head that way, hard. Hard.